Category Archives: SpringTraining

Who will be the #Nats fourth outfielder?

Posted on March 17, 2019 by SaoMagnifico

This is a question that should be easy to answer. It would have been easy to answer, if only Michael A. Taylor‘s left cleat hadn’t caught in the Fort Myers outfield turf during a game against the Minnesota Twins last … Continue reading →

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Game #22 Stephen Strasburg takes on the Mets!

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Grapefruit League schedule ends in a week from today as the Nationals will fly back to D.C. at the conclusion of next Sunday’s split-squad games. Stephen Strasburg gets this St. Paddy’s start and will get one more start before … Continue reading →

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Game #21 Scherzer has a meeting with the Cardinals!

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We are getting closer to Opening Day, and Max Scherzer is pitching in this game then he will make one more start before Opening Day. The rotation order seems to be set along with the starting 8, but there are … Continue reading →

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Game #20 First Trip to Port St. Lucie to play the Mets!

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals make their first trip to First Data Field this season to face the NY Mets. In today’s game, it’s Jeremy Hellickson against the left-handed Steven Matz. The bus is set to leave the FITTEAM complex at 8:30AM … Continue reading →

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Game #19 Nats head to Fort Myers for a game with the Twins!

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Who wants to wake up at 6 a.m. to get ready to drive to the FITTEAM BOTPB to load up on a 7 a.m. bus to then drive across one of Florida’s East to West routes to the Gulf Coast of … Continue reading →

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Game #18 Atlanta travels to West Palm Beach; Patrick Corbin starts!

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

For General Manager Mike Rizzo, he has to be grinning ear to ear with the showings from his top prospects. We are talking about Victor Robles, Carter Kieboom and the 18 year old Luis Garcia. Last night against the future … Continue reading →

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Game #17 matches up Verlander and Strasburg!

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Sometimes Spring Training games are “must see” T.V., and you will have to wait until tonight for this game that will feature Justin Verlander versus Stephen Strasburg. There was a time when Strasburg was compared to Verlander for that big … Continue reading →

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Game #16 Nats head back to Jupiter with Scherzer!

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Tell us if you have heard this before — the Nationals have a Grapefruit League road game in Jupiter at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. The 14-mile drive up I-95 is also great for Nationals fans to make the short drive up the … Continue reading →

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Whither the #Nats Opening Day bullpen?

Posted on March 10, 2019 by SaoMagnifico

An enduring mystery of baseball is the churn of relief pitchers. Like a sock that vanishes somewhere between the washer and the dryer, the God-given talent and ability of a quality reliever can seemingly dry up in between one season … Continue reading →

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Game #15 Spring forward to a day game after a night game!

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

For those who forgot to spring forward with daylight savings time, you need to change your clocks now or just tune into the Washington Nationals game at 12:05 pm this afternoon. For those veterans who played in last night’s game, … Continue reading →

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